What a Relief!!

Desperation, Needing U
Every last breath
I scream for you
Shatter me into a million pieces...Make me new

Crush me, tear me, break me, mold me
Make me what U want me to be
I am ur's for U to use
Oh, Take and Replace me with U
---From the song "Replace Me" by Family Force 5

Look I know some of you hate reading spiritual posts, but honestly, the most exciting things in my life are from God right now. I've been listening to lots of new music from bands I've never even heard of in the Christian Rock scene, and man, there are A LOT of EMO bands out there! :P

Speaking of God, I found myself worrying about DVBS numbers and finding van drivers. Seriously, we talk about how great having vans are but they don't help if we don't have drivers!!! :) I found myself becoming very worrysome but God reminded me that if we just not be anxious about anything, but by prayer and petition submit our requsts to God, we should have peace that transcends all understanding and so I thought, "Why am I so worried?" Geez...relax! So I prayed about things last night minus the worry and hence, most of the stuff has been taken care of with the van drivers at least! So I guess I should just relax and let the registrations fill up right? :)

Wow, is it really two more weeks 'til Orlando time? Is it really just over a month away until DVBS hits high gear? Wowsa, where is all my time going?

I'm thankful that we've finally reached the end of season finales this week because my heart can finally take a break and I can now take some time away from the idiot box. Kenric's mom cooked us dinner for the big Wednesday finale and we got to watch Lost and American Idol. Taylor Hicks?!?! Can you say "worst idol ever?" Or is Fantasia worse? Tough choice......and Lost was really confusing but very, very suspensful....dang, I can't wait 'til season 3..I feel like things are exciting again...but you know, you just know that things won't be explained and when they are, they will just take forever doing it....how annoying, yet how excitingly suspseful....oh the irony...:P

It's Been a Nice Day Off....Or Has It?!?! :)

Wow, what an exciting ending to 24! It's been a slow season (if I compare it to the rest of the seasons I've seen of the show), but it was a good ending and I am definitely anticipating season 6. Too bad we'll probably have to wait until January 2007! :P

The hockey game was really intense today. I was satisfied with the victory of the Hartford Whalers---I mean, Caroina Hurricanes! :) Hmmmm...this will be a close series I think but hopefully it will be the 'Canes vs the Oilers for the cup baby!!!! :)

I finished "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and now am reading "Boy Meets Girl." What I like about Josh Harris' writing is that he reminds us that though he believes his suggestions are accurate, they're not universal because we're all so different and come from different walks of life. A lot of what he says is true and I have no problems agreeing so I recommend this for anyone who has an open heart/mind in regards to wanting to learn more about healthy relationship forming. Anyone want to borrow the first book? :)

A verse I read today during devos today that spoke to me:

“Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2 (NLT)

God knows I hate it when I've done something or came up with an idea and someone else takes the credit so how much more would God hate it if I tried taking the credit for his glorious work? Yup, God help me to never try to brag about something as if it were me but may it always be about you Lord.....it sounds so cliche, but I honestly pray for a level-head because I know how easily it is for anyone to be deceived by their own hearts....

Seriously, I honestly thought that with the youth, I would have a lot of things I could reach them with because of the life experiences God has allowed to happen to me. I found myself talking to one of the youth about a situation that is happening in her life which happened to me. I thought that if I told her my experience and the lessons I've learnt form them, it would be enough to spark some common sense into her. Boy was I wrong! I wonder if what my experience had any significant impact on her at all. Did she just take it with a grain of salt? I always justified my experiences with the fact that I could tell my stories to others and that they would be impactful to the youth I worked with one day and now that I'm here, I'm questioning things. God, was I really as unreachable when I was that young too? Are those experiences really to be inspiring to others who may face the same as me? God, you sure you want me to be a youth leader? I know it's not about my words, but I just really pray that you'll have control over this person's situation and please don't let her make the same mistake as I did......if it's avoidable, please don't let her fall for the same trap....In Jesus Name.....

"Oh the Clever of Me!!!"

That is a quote I'm borowing from Stef Newbs but it certainly describes my actions yesterday....:P

I ended up going to 7-11 yesterday after dinner and I was wearing my Oilers jersey that too. Man, lots of people stare at me when I've been wearing that jersey. It wasn't just at sev, it was also during dinner too. Anyways, this one guy who was staring at me then says, "Hey go Oilers eh?!" And he raises his hand up wanting a high five. Now honestly, I really am not a high five person. I have friends who are and yes, that's great and all, but I really am not that type of person. Why? Because high fives are so open ended. When you proceed to give someone a high five, the beginning usually works out well but everyone has a different way of closing their high five. Honestly, it's too hard to anticipate what "kind of high five" a person wants to give...hence, the reason why I hate them. The person had his hand up in the air vertically so I made contact with him like a normal high five. End of story right? Actaully, he wanted to proceed to step two where as I was already in the process of ending so that was awkward......dang it, can't we just all decide on one form of greeting in this world? Awkward hand holding is not a position guys should place themselves in. :P

Now, that's not the end of my story. Some of you probably know that at my house, we don't usually eat anything unless we're in the kitchen or on the dinner table. We actaully avoid eating in our living room area haha as to prevent getting a mess anywhere but let's just say I had an incident with my slurpee last night....my blue slurpee.....thanks to everyone who helped me clean up...it doesn't look like the Shout spray has bleached my carpet! :P I didn't knock over all my slurpee...there was about 1/4 left before I picked it up. When we were cleaning, I put the cup on the kitchen counter and after mad panic, I realaxed with my hands on m hips only my elbow hit the slurpee cup on the counter and guess what...haha, yup, the rest of the slurpee came crashing down onto my kitchen floor. It was honestly one of the funniest things ever. I wasn't that embarassed....come on, we all need to have a good laugh at ourselves....but it's funny how things work. Sometimes I think the Lord teases---wait! I mean, tests us.....The Lord tests us....:P

Has anyone picked up Starfield? Have it on preorder but I read some reviews on it and it's mediocre..I'm thinking of picking up The Elms' new disc. I listened to it last week but have yet to buy it.....maybe I'll do a swap and not pick up Starfield and pick up The Elms....:P

FREE

By Shawn McDonald




I feel like the weight of the world is, Crashing down on me
& some how I just don't believe, This how it is suppose to be
All this expectation on, the way I'm suppose to live
Becomes my minds distraction, with nothing left to give

You said your burden is light & Your load is no more
You said your ways are right & in you I will soar

I want to be free, Free to dance & free to sing
Free to live & learn & free oh, free to be me

I feel like my Heart is being Beat, down into the ground,
In you I'm longing for some peace, to be found
I know the heaviness that's, making me cold
Is stealing my youthful soul & making me old

You said your burden is light & Your load is no more
You said your ways are right & in you I will soar

I want to be free, Free to dance & free to sing
Free to live & learn & free oh, free to be me


Shawn McDonald talked about in an interview how becoming a Christian Artist, there were different expectations of him. Don't you just feel the same pressures when you take on leadership roles on stage or in the spotlight? It's a feeling like you can't screw up anymore. This song totally speaks on that issue and it's my prayer for all of you (and me), who feel those very pressures to experience freedom from that....... may we be free to be who God has made us to be and to let go of the controlling expectations that we and the world entices us with.....

Talk to me while I'm on the can Okay?!?!

So things have been very relaxful at my Cousin's place here in Regina. Jarrett is always at school and Alexis is the cutest baby ever. I saw my 2nd Aunt and Uncle today but the time was cut short because I was in the middle of watching Prison Break and 24 lol and I had to fit a meal with them in between the transition from Prison Break to 24 lol. It's all good because we're going to a restaraunt for dinner tommorrow so no TV as a distraction. :P

When Jarrett came home from school today, it was funny because I was in the can and he was looking for me. He went downstairs, and I could hear he was looking for me and my bros told him I was in the washroom. Jarrett thought it was okay, he could wait for me in the hallway.....but then he came up and started talking to me about how he had a spelling test coming up and said, "You know what Kingston? I'm glad when you visit...I don't get to see you much." Haha...what a kid...love him to death. He's surprised me because he's really smart and a very eager to learn student....he's the type of kid any teacher would want. So there you go, it's not just Alexis I love....:P

I wanted to do lesson planning and/or read in the car or in Regina but that hasn't happened yet. I want to enjoy my time off...despite knowing the fact that I have self-imposed deadlines to meet! :) Haven't done either....haha....Currently, I'm reading "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and it's good because it has reminded me of a lot of the reasons of why I've been doing the things I've been doing. Honestly, a part of me has wanted to follow my heart more than my head with this stuff...but I know, the book offers explanations of emotional barriers with great reasons as to why we need to keep implementing them. A lot of the stuff I'm reading, I already beleive in but it is very encouraging to know I'm not the only one who beleives in these certain standards the book talks about.....:P I plan on reading "Boy Meets Girl" afterwards. Good stuff to read if you think you're ready to date....you could be surprised....:P

I am glad I didn't play football then if the mosquitoes are out and attacking you all haha. I don't have any yet. So are we still going to play every Sunday if those bloodsuckers are out? I'd rather blade and escape from their grasp! :)

Travel Time

I'm really excited to be leaving tommorrow to go visit my cousin's family in Regina and as well as for my trip to Orlando next month. However, a part of me is still kind of "Meh" about it all because I am not looking forward to the travel time. It's going to be 7 hours in the car going to Regina and it's nice and all but you know....just nothing to do. Maybe my family should get a car with a TV in the back to keep little ol' me occupied hey? Haha. That's about the same time span my flight to Orlando will be too.

One bad thing about vacation time is that all we do is sit and eat. Man, no time to get excercise and everyone in this family is getting or is already fat so we really don't need anymore weight gain do we? Haha....looks like the parental genes are catching up with us.....NO!! Fight it!!!! DAHHHH!!!! Impossible to resist!!! :P

"Break the Spell of the Typical"--Mutemath

So it took awhile, but I'm caught up on blogs. :P Jackson's Wednesday post brought up some really good points. I think so much about what God wants me to do. Honestly, I feel like I have so much figured out. I want to be a teacher. I want to get married. I want to settle down and just enjoy life. Simple right? It's all figured out?

Is that what God wants though? I have no idea.....I mean, I have all these plans for my life, but if that's not what God wants, how can I honestly say I'd be happy with my life? Can anyone say they'd be willing to just settle for a mediocre life and be happy with it especially if it were outside of God's will? I don't want to be in that zone; it's scary to even think about...

The last chapter of Velvet Elvis talked about how we need to as Christians not just think about getting into heaven but rather we should be thinking about how to bring heaven on Earth as it is now. It really spoke to me. Am I doing anything to fight against the hell on this Earth that people are creating? What am I doing to fight against poverty? injustice? Am I doing anything to fight this or am I just living the typical life and trying to fend for my own personal happiness?

Sometimes I think God would be the most pleased with me if I just went to some third world country and became a missionary...:P...or even a full-time pastor. Haha!!!! Then, reality sits upon me. Those plans I've made....yup, they conflict with possibilities of ministry as a career. Oh and can't forget those student loans too....yup I'm tied down aren't I?

Man things couldn't be even more confusing! Wait, God, they could be couldn't they? Lord, I'll just be content with the current confusion and ask for you not to allow anymore in my life for now...thanks Lord....

Can I be honest here?

So today, I was hoping on doing some lesson planning for DVBS but I ended up not doing so because my bros had the day off (for whatever reason). We went for lunch at Deerfoot Mall for all you can eat dim sum and we were so full (and we only ate 2 plates of food!). I think it's the grease really.

After that, we went to the post office and I picked up a package for yours truly. What can be better than the feeling of opening a brand new set of packaged figures?! Yeah baby....it was seriously fun fun! I love my new Street Fighter figures!!! :)

I took a nap today too...but it was on the ground on my back...hasn't happened like that in a long time. Haha.....I was surprised when I woke up that I fell asleep like that. :P

So I'm really frustrated about round 2 of the playoffs right now. Well, Carolina at least is getting the job done but it don't look good for the Oilers, Avs or the Sens. I think the Sens have the best chance of turning things around but man oh man....this is a really frustrating series....:)

I've also been looking at booking airplane tickets for the past few days...as some of you are aware, I may be going to away next month. It's frustrating becuase there are so many things to take care of...hmmm...well hopefully it all works out...with booking hotels, activities and plane tickets. If not, at least I'll be able to visit my cousin soon. I leave this Sunday......Saskatchewan, here I come....:)

Are we really better off going to church???

Oh baby, I'm so tired. I don't know why. I can barely think straight. It's not that I haven't gotten enough sleep today; I slept well actually. Still, as I was reading Holepuncher's blog, I couldn't agree more...maybe I'm tired too because of the church cleaning on Saturday? My immune system was definitely weakened that day becuase of the dust and all. I was sneezing all night and even on Sunday too as I probably didn't get enough sleep becuase I had to go to church the next day too. My allergies have cleared up (thank you Jesus!) with some good rest, but I'm fatigued. Church is great for the spiritual growth right but is it to benifit us mentally, physically, psychologically? Oh baby, after this weekend...I'm beginning to think otherwise! :P

Yesterday, I went to the comicbook conevtion in Calgary and it was the biggest one I've ever been to. Hopefully, next year, things will work out better as the main artist I wanted to see (David Finch) didn't show up and the sketch I wanted from Takeshi Miyazawa. AHHH!! You jerk!! The highlight was definitely getting Omar Dogan to draw me a sketch of Cammy in her Shadowloo outfit...oooh baby! :P Grace bought me a couple of peices inked by Art Thibert and he signed those bad boys....what a day to waste $$ and hang out with the nerds! Thanks to all those who came with me; it was a sweeter experience because of it!

That's all I can type right now...man, my brain's fried...see ya'll later! PAYCE!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!!

Hey gang,

Man, I'm up early.....but hey, don't forget, Saturday is Free Comic Book Day!!! This is the 5th one they've had...but can you believe that I've never gone to this event!?! I must be Petarded. There are 28 different comics you can potentially grab all for free on this day! I want to grab Runaways/X-Men basically because although X-Men is my favorite team in the whole wide world, Runaways is definitely the best thing Marvel has right now; they're becoming one of my all time favorites. So this is the crossover of a lifetime baby!!!

"What's the big deal about comic books anyway?" you may ask.

Here's an answer from http://www.freecomicbookday.com:

Comic books are an original American art form, created in the early days of the twentieth century. They are fun to read, featuring a wide range of diverse storylines that capture the imagination of the readers, and have survived: the dominance of radio, the ubiquity of television, the spread of color and sound motion pictures, the rise of videogames, and the Internet. That's worth celebrating in our book, and as this site continues to grow and evolve, you'll see even more information about this wonderful medium.

So there you have it folks. For more answers to frequently asked questions about this event (such as which comics are be given away, which stores are participating, etc.), follow the link below!!!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY FAQ

So go have fun. In fact, go hit a comic book store and spread the love! Bring someone on a hot date to some of the coolest stores around in Calgary!!! :) Have fun!!! :)

ALL ABOARD!

Hooray, I've got the DVBS poster all finished and it's going on display soon. Once I have the brochures printed off, then we're really ready to go aren't we?!?! It took me 3 hours to do something so simple, but man, I'm glad it tuned out okay. I honestly don't have Sarah's art skills but I made up for it by getting lots of bright neon poster paper. So though Sarah's art skills weren't avaliable to draw people's attention to the poster, perhaps my neon sign will!!! :) It's all coming together thank you God...but man, so much to do still.....

To everyone who gave me some advice and questions about my previous post, thank you all...REALLY! Don't get me wrong guys, I'm not a mess about the whole "hiatus" with the love of my life...but it does get hard when what feels like the other half of your soul is somewhere else.....HOWEVER, man, it's been so great lately. I've told some of you already about this but I'm honestly just having a GREAT TIME WITH GOD. I just have been spending more intimate times with Him and finding those MOMENTS with Him...where I just sit there and enjoy His presence. Even if I say nothing...I get goose bumps all over and I sit there and am in complete AWE of His Majesty and Wonder. Those moments are so precious. I feel like I have fallen in love with God all over again and that never gets old does it? I know Christianity is not about the feelings and because of that I never complain much if things are going crappy spiritually...but man, I LOVE THIS FEELING!! Keep it coming Lord!!!

Pray For Me.....

If there's anything that's been on my mindset the most these last few years it's described in the lyrics below. I honestly only have been listening to this tune for the last few months, but it feels like it describes the journey I've been on what feels like forever. We're bound by time aren't we? Even if you find the one who can reach the deepest part of your soul--the one that makes you happy to be alive--isn't timing everything? Don't we have to follow the rules and restrictions bound to us to receive The Blessing? Timing is just one of those factors that make all the difference....

Pray for me
By Plumb

Here is where the road divides
Here is where we realize
The sculpting of the father’s great design

Thru’ time you’ve been a friend to me
But time is now the enemy
I wish we didn’t have to say goodbye
But I know the road he chose for me
Is not the road he chose for you
So as we chase the dreams we’re after

[Chorus]
Pray for me and I’ll pray for you
Pray that we will keep the common ground
Won’t you pray for me and I’ll pray for you
And one day love will bring us back around again

Painted on our tapestry
We see the way it has to be
Weaving thru’ the laughter and the tears
But love will be the tie that binds us
To the time we leave behind us
Memories will be our souvenirs
And I know that thru’ it all
The hardest part of love is letting go
But there’s a greater love that holds us

Here is where the road divides.....


All we can do is pray that it will work out. Just one more year..one more year....and maybe our roads will merge again, and we can finally walk on THE ONE AND ONLY PATH we want to take.....

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh COME ON!!!!! I'm so sick of this...freaking computers.....

A lot of you know that I had problems with my computer I bought last year a few months ago becuase of a power surge. Well, today, I just left my computer while I took a break from planning for DVBS and when I came back, the computer was off. I thought that was weird but began to wonder if I had turned it off unintentionally. So when I tried turning the computer on, it started up fine but then just died out all of a sudden--as if the power wasn't given the computer any juice. I kept trying to reboot the computer, but no such luck. I swear, Computers are the biggest money wasters for this family as we have no good outcomes with them. Seriously, God, can you just provide us with a computer that doesn't break down and that we don't have problems with so we don't keep wasting our time and money on them?!?!? The worst part is, I was suppose to email some DVBS stuff to Louise so she could begin her planning today and now that's not going to happen. Everything from DVBS is on there...man why didn't I save it all onto my USB key?! Please pray for Mojo....Mojo being the computer and that everything will be fixed with no problems and that the documents I had will be all fine and that once being fixed, I won't have any more problems with it......

Cooking Up a Storm...well not really, just Soup! :)

Do you remember at what age you started cooking for yourself? Hmmm...for me, I think I was in between grades 2-3 or so.....it was nothing extravagent...just boiling some Chunky Soups or making Instant Noodles. Still, for someone around that, I'm glad I could cook without setting the house on fire. I remember how my my nagged me to ALWAYS watch out to and double check that the stove was turned off when I cooked. LOL...I honestly have no idea if it's becuase of my Mom's Constant reminders or if it's just in me by birth, but I never forgot stuff like that when I was young. So yeah, I feel that the nagging was pointless.

I even remember at what house it was I started cooking. It was at 139 Ominica Street postal code S6H 1X1. Okay, am I nerd for remmebering that? I remember a lot of the addresses I've lived at, but Ominica is as far back as I can go. I can't remember the number of our house on Monk Street and I can't remember the number of the first house we lived in...get this, my original place of residence was...GRACE Street....freaky....:P

The only reason why I bring up this whole topic is becuase I just finished making (an eating) some Chunky Soup and I started to wonder when it was that I started eatiing this stuff and then it lead to me wondering when it was that I started cooking it myself....it's been so long haha....

I also just made myself a mango and peach smoothie. My bro just bought this blender and it's pretty low end actually....it gives me frustrations lol. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth all the work but it's all good haha.

I was really annoyed yesterday, because I was taking the bus all over the place and then on about the third bus I got on, the asian bus drive tells me that my Upass is expired and that I had to pay next time I got on the train. I told him that it should go until the end of the school year and since exams weren't done, I was pretty sure I was right but he insisted, "NO, I read the bulliten this morning so I know..." Anyways, the bus I took home, I payed for fare. I got home emailed the Upass people from the U of C since there was no information avaliable online and they told me I was right; I didn't have to pay! What a fool that bus driver is. What a fool I was for wasting my $$$!!! :P

"Hey Man, You're getting a RU-USH!!"

Does anyone know where that quote is from? :P

Oh man, after sports yesterday, I had a MAJOR HEADACHE! I slept so early when I got home....slept for 10 hours! When I woke up, the sucker disappeared! Thank you Jesus!!!


Looking at my posts since finishing up the year in school, I have found that my posting time has become more spurattic timewise. Who would've thought I would be blogging at 1am? It's kind of crazy....:P

There's been so much on my mind lately. I wish I could remember all of it but I really can't. The worst feeling is, I think God is just trying to tell me too many things at once. I haven't written them all done at all....maybe just 1 or 2 things. :P

I am reading "Velvet Elvis" as we speak and have finished the first 4 chapters. I am getting so much out of it....it's funny how during this transition time from school to DVBS last year, I also read a book at that time. I think I have to read the first 2 chapters again becuase I don't feel like I got much out of it like I did with the last two. I have a few other books I could read too after this but let's not get ahead of ourselves--I'm not the book nerd I was in grade 6! :)

Oh, I'm getting rid of some of my figures to make some room on my bookshelf for new figures to be released during the spam of this year....not much...just 11 figures or so....you can check it out if you just want to see what it's like to post on ebay or if you want some AWESOME Batman figures:
BATMAN HUSH FIGURES

Yeah, they're nice because they're designed by the best artist ever: The Great Jim Lee!!! Still, they're DC figures and I gots to make room for all those new Marvel Legends and Street Fighter figures! :) Here's a pic of some of my X-Men Marvel Legends figures...so beauitful:

MY X-MEN COLLECTION

I'm tired; I should head to bed. It's been a great 2 weeks of doing DVBS stuff and I'm really just relaxing and taking it all in. God is reminding me that He's God and He's watching out for me and I am just drawing inspiration from everything around me right now. As Relient K would be put it, I honestly feel like "it's Sunny with a High of 75!"

That's it for now...night ya'll! PAYCE!

Watcha Gonna do when Bubble-MANIA runs Wild on YOU?!?!

Dang....in the last 7 days, I've had 5 Bubble Teas. I had two on Good Friday, 1 on Tuesday when I went to do church business downtown, 1 in Edmonton on Wednesday in T&T and 1 today. YUMMY! I think the only thing I've been addicted to and have never gotten sick of is Bubble Tea. It's been an obsession that's lasted from Junior High onward.

Yeah, speaking of which, I went to Edmonton on Wednesday with my oldest bro. He had some work thing up there, so I went up and hit West Ed. for a bit. The mall is big, but it was bigger when I was a child....seems like it's so small now doesn't it? :) Everything is bigger when you're a child I guess haha. Our malls down here and still nicer though.....they got the bigger mall, but we got fancier shmansier ones! :)

I also got to visit Crystal and see her place in HUB. We went out for Japanese and it was expensive...but the tempura was really good.

I haven't blogged in awhile...so this one's for you Alicia! :)

***UPDATE***

Man I forgot to tell you guys about how on the way home, this huge truck was trying to pass a vehicle and we followed it in passing......When the truck changed back to the right lane, we attempted to pass the truck and as we were passing it, we saw a deer standing in the middle (right between both lanes)!!! We keep driving because we've almost passed the truck and the truck blows its horn and the deer goes towards the right lane and off the left lane. We zoom pass but I turn my head around and I see that the truck can't stop and it totally takes out the deer and it goes off into the left lane.....I see it lying there in the road....man it was so sad seriously....I also came to the realization that if our car was even 5 seconds behind from where we were (and if we weren't seriously speeding on the highway), we could've had a deer on our dashboard and I could be dead right about now. Seriously, I think I need to leave my life of sin and repent.... :(

A League of Their Own

I had the good fortune of running into my friend Anipa on the bus today and I don't know what it is, but we have the most amazing conversations lol. She's so opinionated...almost to the extent where we get into verbal abuse on each other haha. She reminds me of my friend Tammy Wong in her skepticism regarding long term relationships. One of the things we got into a heated discussion about was how she thinks that there is no such thing as a person being "outside of his/her league" when persuing someone in a relationship. She argued that everyone in the world is different and it's like comparing apples and oranges. However, I argued that people can be different yes, but someone is outside of a person's league when the previous person has more desirerable traits and thus brings more to the table than the second person.

She then argued that everyone has different tastes so there is no such thing as undesireable traits. Then again, I brought up the extreme example of saying that if she believed that to be true, then there would be equal numbers of Jennifer Aniston lovers in the world as with say the ugliest, most cruel and selfish person that we knew to counter her point.

She agreed with me on that point, but still we debated when we were on the bus, and when we got off...we did so up until she transfered buses and I walked to the LRT.

Even though we don't see eye to eye on a lot of things (specifically about religion and relationships), she always offers me great insight about things and I can definitely take what she says and apply it into my own life.

Still--I do have to say--I believe there is such a thing as "A League of Their Own" hehe.....

It's Honestly like Hide and Seek

I worked of DVBS budgetting today and man, having 25 kids a week v.s. having 35 kids a week equals a big difference. Does it matter if we pull even for DVBS? I looked at the 2006 budget for DVBS in our Annual Report and it looks as if I have some leeway....you know, in case we don't get full registrations this year.....I'm really prayiing for another full program this year though! It's all in your hands God so help us out please!

What really sucked was today, I went to CP to look for a possible cirriculum I could teach and I found a cool book that we could teach from but I could swear that we have this book at church. I went to church to look for it afterwards but I couldn't find it. In fact, I was looking for lots of books we had on craft making and crossword/activitiy sheet books but couldn't find it! Does someone have this stuff? Man, looking for stuff in the church is a pain....it's like someone took the materials I used last year and hid them on me! I seriously went back and forth serveral times in each room to look for books, but I couldn't find anything! I ended up going back to CP and I bought a craft book but where are the ones we had at church?! Does anyone have the materials I'm looking for? Why does it have to be so difficult sometimes instead of being easy? DAHHHH!! Frustrations!!! :P

It's going to be interesting to work with Louise, David and Calvin.....but this will be a great team to work with.....I'm looking forward to seeing the youth step up and taste the fruits of ministry this year! Man, it's going to be exciting and yet, it's going to be tiring......meh, it's all good...BRING IT ON! :)

Home is Heaven

It's funny that Karen's comment on my last blog about the possibilitiy of my sore neck could be because of my wild dreams because--come to think of it--that is very likely the case. I had a crazy dream the night I woke up with the 2nd sore neck and it was a dream about my middle brother kidnapping a girl we knew and for some reason, I wanted to let her go. We got into a fight...only it was a fight with lightsabres....toy lightsabres.....haha...I had my trusty purple Mace Windu one and he was using his evil red Vader sabre. Where was my oldest brother in this dream? He was sleeping through the whole thing in his bed and the funny thing is, the battle took place in his room while he slept and didn't seem to care or do anything about the situation. :)

I was looking at Youtube videos and I found this video with Marty Simpson and he was playing the piano in this video! Nifty! Man, seeing all you musicians with your talented playing makes me envious--I wish I could play something really well!:( Anyways, I downloaded the song and it's called "Home" and is from the "For all that You've Done" CD. I've been listening to it all day and I've learnt how to play it on guitar with capo 2. I can't get enough of this song. I don't know if it's good enough to last the test of time or if it's even worth introducing this song to CPC...but for now, it's really got me going! It's a good reminder that we don't belong here on Earth...man I can't wait to get to Heaven...seroiusly...

Speaking of Heaven, you know what I've thought about? What if the rapture happened on the day I graduated? Or the day I got married? Or how about right before the birth of my first son/daughter? Would I be like, "No! God my career/relationship is just getting started. Can you come back another time?!" LOL...I just pray that the rapture itself won't happen on any of those days, but I hope it happens soon..... :)

Neck's a Wreck.....

Ouch....over the weekend, I slept really unwell in that when I woke up, I had the sorest neck ever. The whole of my left side of my neck hurt and it took a few days for it to finally heal. Well as it started to heal, two days later, I woke up and the other side of my neck was sore....DANG! I HATE sore necks! What's going on when I'm sleeping?!?! Seriously, maybe it's a demon attacking me or my neck is being rapped or something becuase it hurts like mad! Um....maybe I'd prefere the latter of the two....the first option seems scarier....:P

Seriously, I didn't go to the conference lol. Two nights ago, I couldn't sleep early as I ended up having some seroius chats over MSN and that's crazy because I haven't had that in awhile......

Today, I forgot to set my clock and I slept for 10.5-11 hours haha. Man, I gotta get out of the house. I should go pick up my comics and maybe go for a walk along The Bow or something haha. It'd be nice to just think about things and spend some time with God....ya know?

I am pretty sure I have a theme ready for DVBS. I started working on the registration forms already. I think this year, I'm not going to by any package of lessons, snacks and activities. I think I can plan that on my own. Besides, we also have older VBS ideas in the Church craft room so I can just look in there for craft and/or snack ideas. Hmmmm....I'm excited about DVBS!!! I hope we can get lots of volunteers......:)

Stirred, not Shaken.....

Can you smell that in the air? It's excitment. But why!?!? One reason is because it's the last week of school baby! Well, I'm at the U right now, anticipating my last class. Tommorrow and Wednesday is a Conference for Education students but I'm debating if I'll go. Maybe I'll go on Wednesday because after all, that's the day my new comics arrive in stores! :P

Another reason to be excited is because of a lot of what's going on in CPC.....it's been an exciting weekend for me to see what's going on with the youth. Having Ron Powell here was a blast and I'm getting a taste of the goodness of God through the excitment the youth are experiencing through worship. A lot of them are hungry...don't you sense it? It's amazing!

What was neat about Saturday was that when we arrived back at CPC after the youth rally was that I got to see a lot of the adults and what they wrote to our kid we're sponsoring through that fellowship. Man, I know I'm not an "ARCKY," but I do believe in the cause they're supporting through Compassion Canada. They are lucky becuase they got to write cards and letters to the child and I wish I could do that too. Maybe YAC should sponsor a child too.....Still, ARC's sponsorship of a child in Kenya will definitely bond the fellowshippees....so all the best with that guys. Let me know when we can go visit our child and I'll book the first plane to Africa! :)

I'm also really excited for YC baby! I wish United was going though because after picking up their latest CD, I have a desire to just go nuts with them! Some other time I guess.... :) I think they're going to be in Toronto soon though.... :)

DVBS is something I'm becoming more excited (and also nervous) about and I realize that it needs to be soaked with a lot of prayer. So if you could join me in this, that would be great. We need prayer for kids, impact, weather and less mosquitoes! Pray that I can get everything sorted out soon too and that we have lots of volunteers and that those who are volunteer will do so with excellence. Pray for our youth who are stepping up because they're getting a taste of ministry and may they get a taste of the goodness of serving....

And last but not least, Summer Camp will be a blast too. I'm excited for this vision; I really am!!! So let's hope we can find some good camp songs and that all the sorting out of things for equipment, songs, teams, etc. will all go well! GOD GIVE US GOOD WEATHER THIS YEAR PLEASE! NICE AND HOT weather so we can go out to the lake lots and play lotsa water games!! :) Something tells me this is going to be a milestone for a lot of people and this summer camp feels like more than just hype so get ready folks!!!

What a great summer we have lined up!! Oh BABY!!!

Wow, gotta get back to class!

PAYCE!

Boot Camp '98

I have blogged about this before but seriously, in so many ways, I hate what I've become. In other ways, I love how I've changed for the better too. *Sigh* I'm not trying to be negative, but I guess I just want to analyse things about me critically so I can see where I've went wrong, and where I've went right.

A part of what has sparked these thoughts right now was watching the United DVD that came with the CD. Man I loved it; it was so encouraging. It's so weird hearing the core group talk about how their lives changed through a summer camp and how 1998 was the year that sparked it all because that exact date and event was what sparked my desire to serve the Lord with my life as well. Wow...I became something different after that camp. I was so into witnessing and bringing my friends to Christ and Jesus WAS my identity.

Through the years though, things have changed. I noticed that the world has become a lot more complicated; I've become more about other things than just having Christ identity-wise. Over time, career, ministries, school, relationships, etc. have complicated things. Honestly, I want what I once had....I want to be about Christ....it'll annoy some people I know it haha. I just want to reflect Christ more in my life. I fee like I want to be a better witness through my life and through how I treat others. I know I'm drifted pretty far....I wonder if my friends from school can see Christ through me? It's a sad thought......

So why am I even talking about this? To me, how I live my life affects the youth I work with. Man, how can I expect them the youth to be sold out for something when there aren't any traces of it in my life? I don't want this to be a wasted theme...I don't want the youth to only see an average sold out leader for Christ as an example of what being sold out is all about. Man, I want to see these youth souled out! God I know it's not about me...but I know I can at least be an example for these youth....Holy Spirit would you begin stirring that again in me? Would you help me be an example to these youth? Would you bring these youth to the place where nothing matters in life except your approval? Let the chase begin......

Reminiscing....

What's been really cool these past weeks was being on campus and seeing old friends. It feels like I don't get a chance to see many of my friends at school becuase of the whole Education Program, but I'm thankful that when I can, I get to see some old pals to talk about the past.

I ran into Tammie Cheung and Ken Choi a few times and we talked so long about "where are they now?" We definitely had a lot of people to talk about from QE and Dief and a lot of the talk was basically theories and news on where the people we were once learning with are now. So many to go through and yet so many people we've lost contact with!!

Today I ran into Anipa and she is always such a delight to talk to. You know those people who you are friends with and never change? Talking to them--even after not seeing them for months or even years--you can resume the same closeness you had before! It's like time has not passed at all. She told me something interesting today; she said that the average person falls in love 6 times in their lifetime. I wonder if that's myth or fact?

I met up with some of my old friends from Case Studies from last semester: Lily and Sonya and I joined their class at lunch time and we played some board games and I got to eat a lot of the food their class brought in. It's funny becuase that class has no guys in it and mine had 5! the dynamics of everything can change when there's just a little testosterone in the room! :)

Still, I have a lot of friends whom I still haven't seen in a long time--some of which mean the most to me. Where did you all go there eh? :) We really have to catch up some time!

Possessions = Happiness?!?!

I gotta Stop being so mopey...."Why are you downcast oh my soul? Why are you so disturbed within me?" Besides, I just bought the new United, Passion, Hawk Nelson, and Sanctus Real CDs!!! I was reading some reviews on the CDs and guess which one got the worst review? The best review? Haha....I'll be the one to decide which of these are the best.......:P Oh yeah, I also bought "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" haha.....I feel so great having these new goodies to delight in.....I've got tons of music to listen to for the next little while......:P

Kilts baby, Kilts!!!!

Today, I came across that really nice Scottish bus driver. He didn't look familiar to me but I remember meeting him when Alicia and I were taking the 9 back from Market Mall and he had the, "Hello young fella!" greeting for me and "Hello young lady" towards Allie. Dang, that guy rules! Gotta get your Scottish fix haha. It'd be cool to teach in Scottland becuase I love their accents! One day perhaps....

Am I seriously messed up? I snapped at one of the youth last night because he made a comment about something to which he doesn't understand. I know I get caught doing this....I really don't know what I'm saying at times but I'll speak my mind on a topic to which I don't much know about either. I try not to...and most of the times, I don't...oh, the thoughts that rush through my head about everything....wouldn't it be funny if we thought in words? Everyone would hear everything that raced through our heads....that's why I'd hate to be like a telepath like Professor X! Oh the humanity! :P

I really want to see that new movie with Willis/Hartnett/Lui/Freeman....it reminds me of Kill Bill when I see the commerical...what is it called, "Lucky 7" or "Number 7" or something along those lines? Anyone want to go see it? Still haven't seen V for Vendetta yet either....:P I'd rather see the "7 movie" though becuase it's newer....:P

Secular Music

Just wondering, how much of it do you listen to say on an average week? For me, I get my fix every week during American Idol and maybe a few times in the car when my brothers are driving me home. Does it matter how much secular music we listen to? Most of the songs on my Ipod are Christian....but for those of you who have made a transition from one to the other, has it had a significant impact on you in any way just by listening to either Christian or Secular music? I know what the impact it has (or hasn't) had on me but just curious if anyone can shed some light on this subject with their own experiences.....

"You sir are outta here!!!!"

Yesterday was cool hanging out at Geo's and making Candy Grams. Chapters shopping was also great. Shepherd's Pie was yummy. Steak, cream of mushroom and corn was yummy. Balderdash was fun too. The hockey game was nerve wrecking...sheesh Calgary, that was a close call! :P Get L.A. outta here!!!!! :P Oilers, please get the job done today as well.... :P

I actually spent a bit of time outside today and I noticed that at the top of one of the hills in Citadel, I could see the Spyhill jail now....they've been doing lots of road construction and it's looking real good...I can't wait until it's all done and Stoney Trail can give us access to Panarama! :)

I went to school today to drop off my assessments from Hawkwood and when I visited my prof, she gave me a free copy of "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" despite me having this book already. What's cool about this baby is it's a teacher's edition so I have a resource for the future! :) My prof was also asking if I wrote a letter to Sun Alta School yet in thanking them for letting me see their school. Apparently only 7 people have done it so 10 haven't.....when I said "yes" to writing the letter, my prof said, "Yes, I should've known YOU would...it's so like you...thank you..." How nice....:P

Wow, I can't believe how many comics I've added to the "pull list." If anyone is into comics I suggest the writings of Ed Brubaker (Daredevil, Captain America, X-Men: Deadly Genesis, upcoming: Uncanny X-Men) and David Hine (Son of M, X-Men: The 198, Colossus: Bloodline, District X, Upcoming: X-Men: Civil War). I've been trying to win Brubaker's Captain American #1-16 on ebay for quite some time and I almost won today but I was outbid at the last moment...I think I was a bit too impulsive today! :P *SIGH*...the comics are sold out everywhere in Calgary...should I just buy the trade paperbacks or should I get the REAL comics? There is a sale for trades right now at Another Dimension but isn't the real thing better? Any suggestions guys and gals? :P

Currently reading:

Ongoing: Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, New X-Men, X-Factor, New Avengers, Young Avengers, Runaways, Amazing Spider-Man, She-Hulk, Daredevil, Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.

Mini Series: Son of M, X-Men: Deadly Genesis, X-Men: The 198

'Don't Look Back in Anger,' I heard you say.....

Yesterday, I had my last presentation in school for this year, and it was all planned out really well...or so I thought. We had two unexpected visitors who sat in in the class the whole time. They were these profs who were sitting in because my prof recevied some nominations for teaching excellence. It was so uncomfortable because one of them was this loud mouth chick who kept talking and interrupting our presentation; I think she thought she was the shiznic of teaching or something. Stupid idiot, keep your mouth shut please! :P It's weird how the dymanics of a group can change because there are 17 of us in my class and two were missing and then we added these other two profs....the converstaions changed drastically from what might have been if all was "normal."

I wonder where I put those old sketching pencils I owned. Did you know I used to love drawing so much when I was young? In fact, I could probably tell you that I wanted to be some sort of an artist when I was growing up haha....well, I drew everyday pages and pages of super heroes from the Marvel Universe and my own created heroes too.....I would spend day after day writing up Bios for these guys and coming up with storylines.....I guess you could say I wanted to be a writer too because I had storylines in my head. It's weird taking this program in University becuase I remember when I decided I couldn't draw and wouldn't pursue it anymore....a sad, sad story. Our Educaiton system doesn't nurture the development of these gifts as you grow older....it's a tragedy. I honestly feel I have been robbed of something. Maybe it's not just the system either though because my mom probably wouldn't have forked out the money for me to take classes and develope my art skills. I had the interest.....but I didn't even have a chance to see if I had the potential to make it....oh well, no use in reminising on what could have been right? :)

The Way I Feel....

"'Cause I hate the way I feel tonight/ And I know I need you in my life/ Yes I hate the way I feel inside/ And I promise to make sacrifice" - 12 Stones

Score of 38....

Today was my last day at Hawkwood and let me tell you, it went by so fast. My partner teacher got the kids in the class to do a mock report card on how Mr. Wong taught them and then they drew a picture of me and wrote some stuff about me on the back of these sheets. The sheets were collected and it was given to me as a memory book of my class--God, thank you for such a wonderful class; I'm going to miss the kids I have spent all this time with! I think I'm going to go to Hawkwood's spring concert though...it's on May 11th and I'm hoping Jon and Crystal will be avalaliable for that becuase it'd be nice to have you guys around since you're from Hawkwood! :P Anyone else want to see some choir and handbell action??! :P

Some student teachers shed a lot of tears over this week, but yours truly can proudly say that he still has a heart of ice! :P

So for those of you who want something interesting to do, read below for a personality test Dr. Phil and Operah have used! I got a score of 38 and received this over email. I just copied and pasted the whole text so if there's something you read there that's funky and think, "Kingston believes that?!?!" well, I am not saying I do or don't...just take the test and see what kind of person you are!!!! :P Post your results, if you dare!!! :)




Below is Dr Phil's test. (Dr. Phil scored 55; he did this
>> >>test on Oprah - she got a 38.) Some folks pay a lot of money
>> >>to find this stuff out!
>> >>
>> >>Read on, this is very interesting!
>> >>
>> >>Don't be overly sensitive! The following is pretty accurate
>> >>and it only takes 2 minutes. Take this test for yourself and
>> >>send it to your friends.
>> >>The person who sent it placed their score in the e-mail
>> >>subject box. Please do the same before forwarding to your
>> >>friends (send it back to the person who Sent it to you.)
>> >>Don't peek, but begin the test as you scroll down and answer.
>> >>
>> >>Answers are for who you are now...... not who you were in
>> >>the past. Have pen or pencil and paper ready. This is a real
>> >>test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major
>> >>corporations today. It helps them get better insight
>> >>concerning their employees and prospective employees. It's
>> >>only 10 Simple questions, so...grab a pencil and paper,
>> >>keeping track of your letter answers to each question.
>> >>
>> >>Make sure to change the subject of the e-mail to read YOUR
>> >>total. When you are finished, forward this to friends/family
>> >>and also send it to the person who sent this to you. Make
>> >>sure to put YOUR score in the subject box.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Ready??
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Begin...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>1. When do you feel your best?
>> >>
>> >>a) in the morning
>> >>b) during the afternoon &and early evening
>> >>c) late at night
>> >>
>> >>2. You usually walk...
>> >>
>> >>a) fairly fast, with long steps
>> >>b) fairly fast, with little steps
>> >>c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
>> >>d) less fast, head down
>> >>e) very slowly
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>3. When talking to people you..
>> >>
>> >>a) stand with your arms folded
>> >>b) have your hands clasped
>> >>c) have one or both your hands on your hips
>> >>d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
>> >>e) play with your ear, ! touch your chin, or smooth your hair
>> >>
>> >>4. When relaxing, you sit with..
>> >>
>> >>a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
>> >>b) your legs crossed
>> >>c) your legs stretched out or straight
>> >>d) one leg curled under you
>> >>
>> >>5. When something really amuses you, you react with...
>> >>
>> >>a) big appreciated laugh
>> >>b) a laugh, but not a loud one
>> >>c) a quiet chuckle
>> >>d) a sheepish smile
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>6. When you go to a party or social gathering you...
>> >>
>> >>a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
>> >>b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
>> >>c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed
>> >>
>> >>7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're
>> >>interrupted.....
>> >>
>> >>a) welcome the break
>> >>b) feel extremely irritated
>> >>c) vary between these two extremes
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
>> >>
>> >>a) Red or orange
>> >>b) black
>> >>c) yellow or light blue
>> >>d) green
>> >>e) dark blue or purple
>> >>f) white
>> >>g) brown or gray
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going
>>to
>> >>sleep you are..
>> >>
>> >>a) stretched out on your back
>> >>b) stretched out face down on your stomach
>> >>c) on your side, slightly curled
>> >>d) with your head on one arm
>> >>e) with your head under the covers
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>10. You often dream that you are...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>a) falling
>> >>b) fighting or struggling
>> >>c) searching for something or somebody
>> >>d) flying or floating
>> >>e) you usually have dreamless sleep
>> >>f) your dreams are always pleasant
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>POINTS:
>> >>
>> >>1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6
>> >>
>> >>2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1
>> >>
>> >>3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6
>> >>
>> >>4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1
>> >>
>> >>5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2
>> >>
>> >>6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2
>> >>
>> >>7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4
>> >>
>> >>8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1
>> >>
>> >>9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1
>> >>
>> >>10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Now add up the total number of points.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>OVER 60 POINTS: Others see you as someone they should
>> >>"handle with care." You're seen as vain, self-centered, and
>> >>who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing
>> >>they could be more like you, but don't always trust you,
>> >>hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly
>> >>volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural leader,
>> >>who's quick to make decisions, though not always the right
>> >>ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who
>> >>will try anything once; someone who takes chances and enjoys
>> >>an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of
>> >>the excitement you radiate.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming,
>> >>amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's
>> >>constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently
>> >>well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see
>> >>you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll
>> >>always cheer them up and help them out.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious,
>> >>careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or
>> >>talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too
>> >>quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to
>> >>friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in
>> >>return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a
>> >>lot to shake your trust In your friends, but equally that it
>> >>takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and
>> >>fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a
>> >>slow and steady plodder. It would really surprise them if
>> >>you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the
>> >>moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from
>> >>every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think
>> >>this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous, and
>> >>indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always
>> >>wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn't want
>> >>to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a
>> >>worrier who always sees problems that don't exist. Some
>> >>people think you're boring. Only those who know you well
>> >>know that you aren't.

Tzatziki what?!

Wow, did you watch Lost this week? As Jon Chu would say, "Oh SNAP!!!!" :P

Speaking of TV, I'm downloading season 1 of Prison Break right now; I can't wait until it's done!

So today I went shopping for my students, partner teacher, principal, and drivers (who never allow me to take the bus home), and I bought lots of books and junk food. One of my friends let me have some of her pita and hummus today and so I just had to stop off at Sobey's after Wal-Mart to pick some of this yummy food up. I also picked up some Tzatziki Sauce and dang, don't you think Tzatziki is the best thing ever?!?! Well, not ever--as that's an extreme--but you get my point! :P I knew I loved it but a few weeks ago, Jon Chu gave me some for my fries at Moxie's and now I'm starting to think I can use it for so much more! Suggestions on other things it would go good on?!?!

"What You See is What You Get...."

Today I got to visit Sunalta School and it was cool becuase it was an older school--it kind of reminded me of QE back in Junior High before the renovations. They're a very artsy school and the building itself is very small. They still use chalkboards too becuase the building is a historical landmark and it is illegal to pull out the boards to put white ones in! I actually could see myself teaching at this school though. If you don't know which school I'm talking about, it's the one where you go southbound on Crowchild and it's on the left right before 17th Ave and it has a huge mural painted on the side of it.

I met up with Flora to do some catching up at the U of C over lunch break. Nice talking and thanks for the prayer! :)

My prof said something to the class today about something I said about two weeks. Apparently what I said had such an impact on her, she kept thinking about what I said for the past little while. I don't even remember saying the quote she said but she talked about it for awhile and thanked me for saying it after class. I'm glad she got something out of it but really, what a freakshow! This is what education is all about! :P All I said was, "What you see, is what you get!" and she talked on and on about the implcations of what I said. Yes, hmmmm....is my faculty weird?!?! Teachers aren't weird guys, seriously...it's just the profs from the U of C..... :P

"Now you have something to blog about..."

That was what Jacklyn said to me when I found chewed gum in my salad at Sushi Tokyo.

"Maybe it was yours and it fell out of your mouth," Jackson suggested. Nice try, but I don't chew minty gum. Did you know that about me? Well, now you do...I only chew fruity gum that lasts a long time and so far, there are only two flavours which I have found do that...do you know which ones I'm talking about? :) The losers at Sushi Tokyo didn't even offer me a discount or a free meal--I won't be going there for a long time if I have anything to say about it.....:P

So how was the rest of my weekend? Well let's see, I managed to get my Computer fried due to a powersurge! Stupid expensive surge protector--you do nothing!!! :P My printer was messed up for a bit but seems okay. The bass for my computer speakers seems to have stopped working too. My comp is now fixed but it acted weird. The screen just turned black for some reason while I was getting some documents ready for school; this required a rebooting. :P

One good thing that happened though was I got 10 hours of sleep or so on Friday night and then in the afternoon, I took a 2 hour nap haha. Too much sleep but I was really exhausted from a really successful week at Hawkwood School and of course, the Leprauchan Dancing during YAC! :P

You know, I went to school today in such a good mood. I was talkative and happy at the beginning of class but then by the end of the 3 hours, I was in a sour mood and wanting to get the heck out of there. I hate being such a downer but man, U of C Education Program is the PITTS!!! I had a great week at Hawkwood being a teacher and I know I want to be one but it's this whole freaking program that confuses me and makes me wonder, "Is it worth it? Can I survive? Maybe I should be working in a company involved in the Oil Sands?"

New KUTLESS tommorrow BABY!! Will I have time to swing down and grab it?!?! I want it, I want it, I want it! And what Kingston waints, Kingston gets....:P

Are schools filled with creeps?!?!

Two stories. Story the firstith. One of my students slapped me in the butt today. He laughed so hard to which I replied, "That was UNACCEPTABLE!!!" His face turned into a frown pretty fast. Haha, poor guy. Still, that wasn't what I wanted to say to him. No, what I really wanted to say was, "That's sexual harrassment!!!!" Do you know why I didn't say it though? It wasn't becuase I didn't want to embarass him or anything, it was the fact that I didn't want the world to know that a grade 1 touched me there at the time. I feel so dirty inside...the child had more implications on my mental stability than I could have imagined. I'm sure I'm going to have nightmares about this from now on when I try to sleep!!! :P

Incident the secondith. There is this really cute kid in grade 1 who is part of the choir I help surpervise on Wednesdays and this kid has no idea who I am. However in choir, I can't help but to stare at him. He's half Chinese (I think) and has a buzz cut. What is so amazing about him is everytime he sings, he tries so hard; he's very ambitious. Whenever our music teacher tells the kids to do something like "sing louder" or "stress the last word when you sing this line," the boy's facial expressions change dramatically because he just tries so hard. It's hilarious and cute at the same time and I just can't help but to stare. Am I creepy for this? :P

"Is it, is it in yet?!?!"

Haha, does anyone know where the quote comes from in my title?

I really can't express how tired I am right now in words. Who would've thought that teaching could be so tiring eh?!?! LOL!!!

Today was the day my field advisor from the University came to see me teach and evaluate me. Wowsa, talk about pressure. Things went REALLY well today; more than I could ever hope for actually. The Science unit on magnets was REALLY fun and it's basically done. I've covered all the SLEs (Standard Learner's Expectations) for the unit but we're still working on some magnets stuff for the kids as it ties in with Language Arts and Art.

Yesterday, my partner teacher had a meeting with the Art Teacher all afternoon (along with a lot of other teachers at Hawkwood) so I had to run the class the whole day and it just showed me that yes, I CAN do this! Tommorrow, I get to do the same with the morning though as my teacher is meeteing has a meeting for IPP (Special needs students).

Now, it's just a matter of getting the 20 page paper done and then the semester is done!!!

I've been thinking a lot lately about what I want to do for summer. DVBS? Teach English in China? Be a teacher assistant at Chinook College? Hmmm....the possibiliities! What to do though?

1 more week until the new KUTLESS CD BABY!!! Can't wait! Speaking of which, did anyone get the notice from CP about them changing the the gift certificate from $30 to $10 after you get 10 points? Freakin' stupid! I mean yes, it's good we don't have to spend $30 a month now to get a point, but the end reward sucks big time....what's the incentive to shop there now? Too bad Blessings is too far away! :(

What's Azn about you??!

Haha, I'm so tired today. Why'd you guys make me watch that movie so late at night?!?! :P

It was a day that went by so fast simply beucase I was involved in a lot of the teaching at school today. So I'm done 3 of 5 of my required lessons and I can't wait until this week is over. I'm enjoying it all though. I really have my off days don't I? I know it was just this pass weekend where I complained about not knowing if I was going to be able to hack it as a teacher. However, if I make it pass this week, pass the 2nd year practicum, do well on my interivew with CBE and land a full time job somehow with some school that's willing to take me, I know I'll have passed all the hurdles in becoming a teacher. Getting passed that will drive me to do what I need to do to be the best teacher I can be. It won't be easy; I'm not saying that passing those hurdles will be. I just know that the adventure really starts when this part of the training is done.

So I've been thinking, "I'm pretty white washed aren't I?" Haha.....I know though, there are some things about me that make me so Chinese. For example, I love my cakes mildly sweet. Gotta love fruit cake baby! I love my Bubble Tea too. Dang, I don't crave coffee, but I do crave this wonderful Taiwanese sensation. It's the only thing out of that country I am addicted to...unlike SOME people..haha, *snicker snicker* I also love my rice; I eat it twice a day. Although, I have to confess, I have started getting sick of rice over the past few weeks! Maybe I'm giving up some of my asian ways due to living in this Western melting pot! What kinds of things make you Chinese? What are the things you love that you just can't give up due to being Asian? Oh tell me 'cause I'm dying to know! :)

Don't Hate Me!!!!

Chloe is screaming for you not to hate her! Man, how can you dislke her facial expressions Jen Bong?!?! The looks she gives other people are hilarious! And it's just so...so...so...rude!! Man, must be that her and I have something in common eh?!?! :P

On another note, I bused all the way down to CP from school yesterday to get the new Shawn McDonald album....this one's HOT BABY!!!! So watcha waiting for? Go get some!!!

OH CRAP!!!!!!

****Warning, semi SPOILER ALERT for 24****


Did anyone see the ending on 24 this week?!? What the heck?!?! I had tears in my eyes...ALMOST....:P Haha....I wasn't expecting THAT!!!!! If you saw it, just don't tell Judy--she's only on season 3!!! :P

So speaking of which, did you know that I've never bawled to a movie or a TV show?! I've been saddened by some things (eg. Jesus getting nails in His hands where my eyes got a bit wet), but the rivers did NOT flow.... :P Anyone else have stories of crying or not crying to movies/TV shows? :)

Kingston "Expoed"

"I don't want to fall away from You...but Gravity is pulling me on down...."-- Shawn McDonald

One more day until the release of his second album "Ripen"...can't wait....

And now for Crystal's questions:

EXPOSE YOURSELF:
TEN FIRSTS:
First Best Friend: Kenneth Kwan
First Screen Name: Havok
First Pet: none
First Tattoo: cross on my back
First Girlfriend: "Yun Yun"
First CD: "Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morisette
First Car: N/A
First Alcoholic Drink: some beer my dad gave me when I was 3
First Kiss: Still waiting.....
First Stuffed Animal: Firly Shirley from what I can remember....he was my fav

NINE LASTS:
Last Alchoholic Drink: some Cooler from Geo's
Last Car ride: Tony's ghetto car last night from Robert's
Last Movie Seen: Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
Last Phone Call: Kelly Clark, my partner for some presentation tommorrow
Last Song Played: "Sea of Faces" by Kutless
Last Bubble Bath: Wow...not since childhood....grade 1?
Last Meal: Chicken Wings with beans and carrots in a tomoto stew sauce with rice
Last time in love: Now
Last time you Cried: Pastor Steve's funeral a few years ago

EIGHT HAVE YOU EVERS:
Have you ever dated one of your best friends? not really
Have you ever been arrested? no
Have you ever skinny dipped? no
Have you ever been on tv? yes
Have you ever been drunk? no
Have you ever kissed someone, and then regretted it? no
Have you ever had a sex dream about someone? yes, but the question is how often?! :)
Have you ever cheated on someone? nope

SEVEN THINGS YOU ARE WEARING:
1. Banana Republic Boxers
2. Nike basketball shorts
3. Randy River Tee
4. headphones
5. skin
6. hair
7. Ipod

SIX THINGS YOU'VE DONE TODAY:
1. sleep
2. eat junk food
3. complained
4. go on the computer
5. get angry
6. blogged

FIVE FAVORITE THINGS IN NO ORDER:
1. sleep
2. eat
3. comics
4. toys
5. music

FOUR PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ANYTHING TO:
1. Jon Wong
2. Crystal Chu
3. Sam Chan
4. Jon Chu
(but I'm pretty open so really, there are way more than 4 of you out there)

THREE CHOICES:
1. Black or White: White
2. Hot or Cold: Cold
3. Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla

TWO THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Travel around the world
2. Be a father
ONE THING YOU REGRET DOING
* Always rushing for things to get done rather than enjoying the moments as nature takes its course

Mauled or Molested?!?!

So what sucks about the U of C Dental Coverage is that I'm only covered for check-ups at four locations around Calgary. For the past two years, I had a choice to go where I wanted and I was really happy at Brentwood becuase everyone there was so nice and I was treated like a human being and not a piece of meat. However, Brentwood doesn't offer coverage for U of C students anymore so I picked the Dental Clinic in the Scotia Centre downtown. The first clue that all was not well here was when the dental hygene lady came for me but didn't make any effort to be nice. There were no "how are you?" or "so what are you taking in University?" Well, the dental chick wasn't very nice let's just say. When she was scraping the build up off my teeth, she was getting water all over my face! Okay, it's my teeth that needs to be cleaned here; I don't need a shower at this time thank you very much! And then when she polishing my teeth, dang, what a crappy job...she just did it super fast...she didn't take the care on polishing each tooth most hygenists I've had have done. When she was flossing, I couldn't tell if she was trying to truly floss or ram her fist down my throat. She also told me about something they offered at their clinic that I've never had before and wasn't covered for. It was some check performed on your bones to see how they are arond your teeth and how your gumlines are. It costs $25 and took 15 minutes. I accepted this service. Big mistake!!!! She was ramming this needle in my gums to see when it would hit the bones in my mouth to determine the thickness of my gums. I was skwerming, screaming, sweating and shaking. It's weird becuase everytime you go to a new dentist, they make you fill out this form for al new patients and one of the questions on their form was something like "are you afraid of the dentist?" I checked "no." I mean, I've had some bad experiences as a child but I thought I've overcome those fears....let's just say, after that check-up, I'm afraid to even go back there. I have been pondering the events of this morning and truly, I feel like really dirty inside for some reason. I honestly feel like my mouth was rapped!! Um...once I get coverage through CBE for dentalcare, I'm going back to Brentwood baby...heck, even Kurliek up in Sandstone wasn't that bad (despite how he tried to milk me for what I was worth!). OH what a horrible experience! The only thing I can think of that was positive about the whole experience was I got to get some food from Sunterra in Bankers and I got a Smokie from Chicago Franks in the Bay...yeah baby, I haven't had anything from Chicago Franks in years--almost since the Sue Ann days.....

Now I'm at school though. I'm suppose to prepare for a presentation but we'll see....I just had to get this blog finished first!! :) PAYCE!~

" It was the Emergency Drainage Commissioner in Springfield"

Today was one of those days that I felt exhausted emotional, physically, psychologoically, etc. The day started off well as it went by really fast at Hawkwood. I got my first two lessons planed out pretty well on the Magnetism Unit I'm teaching in Science starting next week. Still, I feel drained and I need to sleep in. My devotion today talked about stress and how a bad sleeping cycle can be detremental to your health. Hmm, makes sense. I need to sleep in but I won't tommorrow beucase I have a dentist appointment at 10am downtown and that means I have to wake up at 7:30am or so....:P It's not as early as I usually get up for practicum, but still, it's not a sleep in day. :)

Something weird just happened as I was writing this blog and this is my second time writing it actually. My computer screen just turned black all of a sudden with a rectangular white box in the upper center of it and below were a row of red dots...The first line had 1 or 2 dots, and then the 2nd row had 4 or 5 and then the 3rd row had more than that....what happened to my comp? I am scanning for viruses right now but I don't think that's it? I hate computers sometimes......so, so much....

It's weird seeing how the blogging community has gotten...Andrew, I tried to comment on your blog but you wouldn't let me.....but I would've said, "hey sorry to hear you go....you are important to the blogging community and we'd be at a loss without you...don't leave dude!!!"

Also, some ppl have evolved into quite the emotional beings. They have revealed more and more about themselves. Pros and Cons...nice change though. :)

Then you have people who write about nonsense....I still think it's the most amazing phenomenon when you have known someone for such a long period of time and yet you actually know nohting about that person. Reading a blog of someone like that is as if I have known someone for years and still haven't gotten comfortable with the aftermath of "hello, how are you?" I can't stand the layers people put up...does that mean I'm suppose to pry until the walls are gone or does that mean you truly don't want to show what's really going on inside? Or maybe there IS nothing inside to pry into becuase nothing is truly going on? No, I can't believe the latter.....still, prying is so annoying...it reminds me of how guys are 'suppose' to be the ones to chase girls....you try putting your heart on the line and be on the receiving end of the rejection.....:P (Haha, where did that last sentence come from? Off topic from my initial thoughts....:) )

So since some are taking more initiative in being more revealing about their emotional/spiritual/psychological states, I will too. I will be a little more revealing as to my state of mind right now. I was seriously pissed off as I was writing this, but it is nothing related to what I wrote about (except the computer thing). Someone in my family did something really stupid an hour ago...but hey we all make mistakes right? God has set my frustrations and anger into empathy and forgiveness....but the computer thing that just happened just added a little icing to the cake!! :) Thank God for my baby though because sometimes, you can say the funniest things and get me in the right mood.....:) Thanks for doing what you do so best....*sigh*...I miss you terribly...come home soon......

Not so bad after all!?!?

Everyone was complaining today in class that the roads were becoming really slippery and that there was a severe snow warning for Calgary today so my prof let us out of class early. She cancelled our two hour field seminar. Maybe I was wrong about her; maybe she's not as cruel as I thought? :P I got home by 1pm and worked on some school work. Man, it's gonna be a busy month. Please God get me through this. I can't do this; I need your help.....

I was told by a classmate today that my prof is really wanting everyone in her class this year to be in her class next year.....there are pros and cons to this though. Pros: I know what my prof is all about so there are no surprises. I don't have to go for a new prof as this risks me getting a sucky prof for my final year. My prof is one of those profs that looks for good things to say in all of her disciples. Also, I could get a real good school like Olympic Heights as my prof basically looks over Hawkwood and Olympic Heights only....:P I'd love to work there! :) Wouldn't it become if Pierson became my student? I'd slaughter him so bad!!!! :)

Cons: my prof can be nuts at times as she's a fanatic of the whole program. She's old and very overwhelming...reminds me of a grandma at times...she's a buly at times too...Also, I think for my writings, I'm running out of things to say so if I had another prof, it' be easier to do some "repeats" of my writiings lol....

So now the burning question: Deal or No Deal? Which way to go?! Should I gamble with the 50% chance of getting someone better (with the other 50% chance of getting someone worse), or keep the prof that is mildly torturing me and making me bleed slowlly??!

Mixed Blessings?!

I woke up today at 10:30am and of course I'm still tired regardless of sleeping in. I have found out that I can do pretty well if I maintain a consistant sleeping schedule and although I am able to do it for most of the week, I break the cycle because of the weekends. You'd think that the weekends is a gift but really, it's a mixed blessing because I end up sleeping late on Saturday night and that 'cuases me to be tired on Sunday for church the next day. It gets worse. On Monday, I can't recover from the sleepiness experienced on Sunday and thus it makes me feel miserable on Mondays. Sometimes I can recover and start feeling better over the course of the next few days, but then sometimes, I can't. *SIGH* I guess there's just no satisfying me eh? haha!!

This topic of mixed blessings reminds of the years of me hating the classes I took in Econ. I kept thinking, "it's okay, once I'm in Education, I'll be okay. If I endure this, I can get into Education and I'll be happy. I know it's going to be crappy because of the workload and other elements of the program, but I'll be be happy because I won't be in Econ anymore!" Oh boy, was I wrong. I still despise school more often than not. However, I still have to keep reminding myself, I can do this. God got me into this program, and He can get me out of it. I place such constant effort to remind myself at the beginning of the week, "this is where I want to be; this is what I want to do for the rest of my life."

There are even times when I've been too cynical about my church and elements of it. However, God really reminded me of something. I was looking for a church where I could call home. I wanted a place where I could feel comfortable with being me and being a part of a family. I wanted a place where I could worship God with others who desired His presence. I have that. I remember a friend telling me, "Wow Kingston, people clap at your church?" I take such things for granted.

I can't believe how easily it is to forget how great things when things are going good. It happens so often with me. Haha, take for example when I had braces. I prayed so much to God to get the process over with asap and that He would get me through the pain. However, when I got them off 3.5 years later, I have compeletely forgotten to thank God that my teeth have not shifted since getting those metal contraptions off and praising Him for the comfort that bestows me in having nothing metallic in my mouth. I even have forgotten to praise Him for the $5000 smile which He's blessed me with.

Wow, I didn't mean to make this a serious blog lol...it's not that bad...I hope the braces story lightened things up a bit... :)

On another note, I hope you're all watching "Deal or No Deal" becuase that show is hot!!!! :)

24 was also a great episode this week....had my heart racing.....:P Probably the best one so far...I love that Chloe O'Brian.... :) And not because of her looks but because of her brains baby!!!

Tobogganing '06

Once upon a time, it was a night of Wings and Bubble Tea at Bubblemania for me and a few of my friends from High School. There was earth shattering news of an engagement.....well not really, as most of us expected it haha. Congrats to Linda Cung and her engagement to Kal! :P What a way to start off the evening!!

Afterwards, I went toboganning with Crystal, Karen and Steph. Wowsa, I laughed at Karen for flying in the air after hitting a bump in the rocks but afterwards, I did the same and I have a huge bruise on my thigh. OUCH!!! Serves me right? Yup, I guess so....:P It was hard getting up that hill after the fall. There was some fun snow ball fighting action going and Steph had her falls here and there and it made me laugh and remember the good old times everytime she squealed! :)

Then we went to hang out in the den at Crystal's and Jon joined in the fellowshipping and they all got to eat my banana bread and we lived happily ever after........

The UnInspirational Story of Tuesday

So yesterday started off with me cleaning and giving the tiled floors in my house a good whipe. Mmmm...the feeling of cleanliness.....Turns out I'm not that lazy after all. I'm capable of doing at least one choice a week! :)

Bowling was super fun because I beat Karen and Crystal but I know if we ever played again, I'm sure I wouldn't be doing so good because I am not always that consistent.....I was fortunate enough to get a turkey (3 strikes in a row) to beat my friends....that was 5 pin though haha...super easy....the real test is 10 pin because I find it difficult to lug heavy balls and be accurate with them haha. However, trust in yourselves and you can achieve anything! :)

We went to Big T's BBQ and it was really good. We had the platter again but the first I had it with Jon Wong and Matt, I remember it not being that good...yet I told Karen and Crystal we should order it and it was better this time than last time. Leo came and helped us out but we still had a little bit left over...I was so full...why did I stuff myself? Because guys are stupid when it comes to food!!! :P Never admit defeat when it comes to food unless you're really going to die...that's an important lesson for us to remember! :)

Relient K was a very good concert. Thank you Jesus for sending them to Calgary for a show!!!!! :) The opening acts sucked...heck when we were eating dinner, we ever went later to miss the opening acts....but even though we were 40 minutes late getting in, we didn't miss the acts and they sucked badly. We ended up just sitting outside talking for the 2nd opening act. The show was super fun and the crowd was really into Relient K. They didn't sing "My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend" though haha...maybe next time. :( They also ran out of adult Medium and Large sized shirts--I told Jennanifer Bong to pick me one up in Edmonton for tonight's show...please get a shirt for me Jennanifer!! Please!!!!

Someone claiming to be from CPC nammed Anita called claiming Uncle Deam needed my address and SIN #. Who or what in the blue hazes is an Anita?!?! I know there is one at our church but who is she?!?!

A final thought for today: GO CANADA GO!!! Let's school these Russians!! Get it together c'mon baby!!!!!!

Fears

I was talking to Miranda, Jon, Crystal and Karen during the lunch after the AGM and it was a neat conversation becuase I was told that I was seen as being pretty confident which took me by surprise because I know I have that side of me too, but I see the insecurities I have. Because I'm aware of them, I don't picture myself as being that confident as a person. Interesting. Well, I guess deep down, it's a bit of a relief becuase no one said I was cocky or arrogant and besides not showing ppl my insecurities, another great fear of mine is becoming so big-headed. Pride is one of those things where you lose sense of reality. I try to make sure I have a good head on my shoulders so I can properly evaluate myself. If I became prideful, I'd lose complete discernment in that and if I can't trust my own judgement, that'd be a scary thing.

Other fears? Hmmmm....how about finding your true love but never being able to spend the rest of your life with that person? I always talk about how Jeremy Camp lost his true love to cancer after only being married for a few months when their relationship was delayed so many times becuase God had other plans for them. What if that happened to me? Could I handle it?

I've seen a few things in my lifetime which have totally affected me in a terrible way and could affect my relationship in the future. For example, the fallout of my parents' marriage. What if I've been so conditioned to become the same way my parents were like in a relationship? What if I'm a part of this vicious cycle who is doomed to the same destiny?

What if the things I've seen or the things I've done ends up destroying everythiing I hold dear to me? There are consequences to EVERY action. What if I can't shake all that has bounded me due to my stupidity?

What if I can't survive as a teacher? What if I'm doomed to burn out?

I am definitley pretty hot-headed--am I doomed to being so easily angered?

Am I going to be able to pay off my loans? Am I ever going to get a car? House? Wedding?!?!?!

I told Miranda that her and Grace were a lot a like. She asked me, "If I'm like Grace, does that me you and Martin are alike?" WHAT IF I'M LIKE MARTIN?!?! SCARY!!! :P

Why am I writing all of this? Well I read a list of Crystal's accomplishments on her blog and now I kind of want to do a similar list of my fears. That way, I can show you all that I am confident but deep down, I'm just as insecure as any other person. And I guess I just want to show that with God, you can overcome these things day by day. It's a constant battle, but with God, you CAN win! Sure, we all have these things we fear. We could choose to let these things cause us constant pain and live a life being bound to these fears. We could choose to believe that we're the only ones who struggle with our insecurities. We could choose to put up a front...but it doesn't have to be that way. We have to remember that Jesus died for us to set us FREE. Despite our insecurities, we have to remember that God is still above our fears and when Christ died for us, he liberated from all--even our fears!

I was talking to one of my youth about her insecurities and I told her I had struggled with the same issues as her. She didn't believe me becuase she thought I was way too confident to have struggle with that. I realized that maybe I'm not being honest enough about who I am....it's so easy to fear showing weakness, especially to those whom I minister to but what's wrong with showing oursleves as being vulnerable? I think I need to show this side of myself more to be a more effective minister and to be a better friend because I want to be a bit more honest with who I am. I think me choosing to not show enough of my weaknesses may have been detremental to my effective ministry to that youth I was helping out. I couldn't identify with her becuase she didn't see how her and I paralleled each other. Well, here's hoping to being more honest and fear showing...maybe I'll have more opportunities with that youth later....I hope it's not too late.....

So Long Suckers....:)

Hey, what a busy day today! It went by so quickly lol! At least I can sit back and relax for now because I'm on READING BREAK!!! Praise God! I've reached the halfway mark now of my sememster....please God give me the strength to make it through. I talked to my partner teacher about teaching during emerssion week and it turns out I could be teaching Math or English.....I've had practice doing Math over these past few weeks, and I would like to get more comfortable with English.....*sigh...decisions, decisions...but I'm sure I'll come up with it...AFTER the break! :)

Over the break, I will miss my students...but there's this one child whom I like but he does something I will not miss. When he talks to me, he gets right into my face and invades my bubble. It's so weird how he does that.....When he has something to tell me and goes face to face with me, I just say to him, "That's nice, but can you not say that right against my face please? Thanks...appreciate it...." Haha...I wonder if I hurt the poor guy's feelings! :)

A few of my students gave me Valentines. One of them gave me a Yug-I-Oh one that says "You're a Tough Duelist!" LOL....how awesome is that?!!? :)

Go Canada Go!! My bros woke up really early this morning and I had wondered why at first...when I woke up, I realized, "Oh crap! Team Canada played this morning!" :)
We won!!! Good job guys; keep up the great work! Onto game #2! Show these Germans what we're made of baby!!! :)

So apparenlty everyone's been talking about this video called: Yellow Fever My bros have been talking about, ppl have forwarded this to me and Christine Lee isnists that the main guy reminds her of me. LOL...is there really that much resemblence between me and this main guy? Hmmmm.....you be the judge! :) Haha take a look...it's got some funny moments and it analyzes the question, "Why can White guys date Asian women, but why can't Chinese guys get White women?" There's even a white boy nammed Andrew in here! :)

Paper Wasted.....

So you wanna know what grinds my gears? The elections held at U of C for Student Council! Jeez, do I care about this? Do I know any of you well enough to know who to vote for? Don't you know how much paper you waste by campaigning all over campus with poster-sized pictures of yourselves?! Do you even make a difference?

On a more positive note, HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE WONG!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait 'til you're back for reading week....:) I'll treat you to a nice dinner then! :)

I've Changed My Mind, We're Friends Now!!!

Just when I didn't think it was possible....I have changed my mind about a certain food. It started when my bro's coworker recommended him making a soup with certain ingredents and to my surprise, it was delicious!! I now love Cilantro folks! I had a V. Sub today with it and it was yummy! Have you ever changed your mind about a food? I guess it's never too late to do that...but I think I'll NEVER change my mind about seafoods like crab, mussles, oysters, lobster, etc....ARGGGGG! Nasty Man!!!

BTW, Leo, Crystal, and Karen, I bought the tickets already for Relient K. Hope I wasn't being too hasty. Leo, I guess I didn't get the 100% ok from you sorry...if you change your mind, I'll find someone else to take your ticket! :) Hope you're gonna make it though!!! Alright!!! :)

"My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend"

By Relient K

When he was seeing her
You could see he had his doubts
And now he's missing her
Because he knows he's missing out
Now it's haunting him
The memories like a ghost
He's so terrified
Cause no one else even comes close

[chorus]
He's a guy that you should feel sorry for
He had the world but he thought that he wanted more
I owe it all to the mistake that he made back then
I owe it all to my girl's ex-boyfriend

So then, along comes me,
This undeserving mess (undeserving mess)
Who would believe my life
Would be so blessed (life would be so blessed)
Two years ago
He left all that debris (left all that debris)
Who would of known
It would be everything I need

[bridge]
If it wasn't for him
I would still be searching
If it wasn't for him
I wouldn't know my best friend
If it wasn't for him
He would be able to see
If it wasn't for him
He would be as happy as me

She and I settled down you can bet
That he is going to have to settle for less
He's someone that I would hate to be
I got the girl and he's left with just the memory


One of my biggest peeves is when Christian artists have tracks on their CDs about relationships becuase I just want the songs about God.... :P The above song I detested at first, but it's grown on me and I find the song absolutely hilarious. :P Hmmm...so Relient K is coming to Calgary...I want to go...anyone interested in going?!? :)

Find my Peace

Hey, I had a chance to sample portions of the new tracks from the forthcoming United CD: United We Stand. Sounds good so far but I really can't tell by hearing only 30 second clips of the songs. It's coming out in March/April. I hope it's as good or better than its predecessor. If you're interested, you can go listen to them clips at Hillsong's website. :)

What's been on my mind lately? Hmmm....I've actually been experiencing peace when analyziing my life and how its been going lately. Every so often, I try to search for things wrong in my spiritual walk...I just don't want to deceive myself; I want to stay in tuned with how things are actually going in my life. So many times, we hear lies either from ourselves or from others and we can start beleiving them.....every once in awhile, it's good to just do those checks to see how things really are. But like I said, things are going pretty good lately.....relationships are in check...school, I'm trying to enjoy more rather than "just get through it all"...spiritually, I think it's been good...going up rather than down. Still, today, things have been catching up to me and what some ppl have said to me have started dwelling in my thoughts. I try to not let people's stupidity phase me, but what do you do when people do/say the dumbest things and they don't realize how idiodic they present themselves? It's not to say every little thing bothers me, beucase it doesn't. However, when people are being rude to you so many times in so many different scenarios, it's bound to phase me. I'm so tempted to just snap at these peeps....*Sigh*.."No temptation seizes a man that he can't overcome. Who am I to be fallen?" --1 Corinthians 13:1 and Jennifer Knapp respectively

"Hallelujah, Banana Bread, all our Problems are Solved!!!"

Do you remember that quote from the Simpsons?!?! LOL...I bring up the quote because guess what I'm making?! Yup, I decided to head to Superstore and buy all these baking supplies (bowls, spatulas, whisk, measuring cup, measuring spoons, flour, sugar, baking powder, nuts, oven mitts), all because I didn't want to waste the excess bananas I had from running Bananarama for YAC and as part of my Math presentation at school. That's right, I'm that stubborn that instead of letting cheap bananas go to waste, I'd go out and spend more money just to make sure the fruits don't get tossed out!!! :) Now keep in mind, I've never made Banana Bread before and I haven't really baked since Jr. High in Foods Class. At least I can make a second batch to redeem myself if this first one doesn't turn out right. :P I'll let you know how it goes, if you ask nicely.... :)

*UPDATE*

Hey, it's 11:05pm, and I just wanted to let you know it turned out pretty good! I made Walnut Banana Bread and it was pretty easy! I'm making a second loaf as we speak. This time, I added some more Baking Powder so let's see if it rises more! :) Yeah baby, anyone know any other easy recipes I can try out?!? :)

Hallelujah!!!

I've looked over my blog cycle for the past little while and it seemes like I never blog on Wednesdays! I wasn't going to blog today, but to break this cycle...well here we are!!! :)

I'm so full of energy right now and I can't tell you why honestly. I have been on an emotional rollercoaster all day. I was alright this morning but by the end of the day, I was so drained....all week my classmates have noticed how tired I have been and how less talkative I've been....lol...I think the tiredness is catching up with me!! :) Maybe why I'm so happy all of a sudden is the realization that the tasks I were to complete this week are almost done. I have finished my 3 hour presentation and all my readings and writings for the week and I'm almost done teaching for the week. I was all nervous about teaching Math today and you know what? My teacher split my lesson up: half taught today and half tommorrow. This way, the students could complete some of the assignments they were working on earlier and do their corrections in their workbook! Talk about prolonging the pain for me!!! :) Things went well today with the lesson though and it came naturally and my partner teacher didn't have to step in and take over due to my incompetence!!! :) Praise God!!! :)